you re right about the weight.the wood i used is about 410kg/m3 (while balsa is 110 (?) & paulwnia 300-350), so the core+inserts weighted about 2100gr.paulonia is way too excotic -hard to find here, so poplar would be my choice if i was to buy wood.anyway i had this well dried white spruce for free, so i used it.core is tapered at the tips..

to make the board softer i am thinkin to route flat the top between the foot, so loose 3-4 mm of core

& then reglass that part.

thanx again

Last edited by tal on Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:41 am, edited 1 time in total.

I see you are doing core construction similar to 08 and 09 North boards. I would suggest you trie Aboards or Nobile like core. I did both on my 4 boards (2 of each), and I ended up repairing the North like boards to Nobile like and I got better driving characteristics.

No everything about the lower deck is fine, and the taper of the core.The thing that bothered me on my board is the tip of the core , that looks like 2 wings. This should make some fine tuned flex to the tips, but that V cut in the middle doesen't help at all so the tips stay to stiff, or to be exact the tips flex, but it doesen't prolong along the rail. Since I fixed this core tips it rides better!

FWIW I think poplar is what Slingshot uses in their TT boards (some at least), combined with (?)corecell (or similar color foam at least).The wood is in wide stringers, take up around 30-50% of the width between the feet, I saw it in one of the cut in half boards displayed at the local megakitemart.If it is not poplar it looks incredibly similar, at least. The board was a "misfit" and I believe made in USA, so probably a good option if you are in the USA, available and not too pricy.my 2c...

I'm not quite sure about the use of poplar wood,because it is known to be a litle bit waxier and therefore harder to bond.

That's not completely true, I am working with Ski Snowboard industryfor 20y and we are using a lot of polar wood in connection with some otherwoods mixture! Never hear the problem of bonding. But there is another pointwith poplar, this wood is growing the best on the relative high humidity areasand must to be proper dryed, if not you can respect some troubles in production!On the kiteboards coming weary popular the Paulwnia and can be used the Samba,Abachi, Okume too. So the gates are open go ahead!dr.Lojz

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